The Water-Babies by Kingsley, Charles - 1916

Jacobi Gronovil, 1721. Hardcover. Fair. Bound in calf-skin vellum-- spine has 6 ridges with the words TACITUS Curante GRONOVIO (clearly done with quill and ink). It appears some text has worn away below this. The leather binding is an ivory color, more discolored along the spine, where it has begun to wear away at 2 of the ridges. Front and back are embossed with floral diamond design-- shows signs of shelfwear but nothing the sturdy vellum wouldn't handle. The binding is tight. Outer edges of pages very brown with age, dust and sun. Based on other book descriptions, I believe this is volume one of a two volume set. There's some foxing throughout the book, and yellowing around the edges of pages, as would be expected of a book this age. Paper is thicker than paper of later books, and you can see that each letter in the text was arranged by a typesetter. First pages (the introduction) begin with larger font that gradually reduces in size. 756 pages in all. The title page reads as follows: C. Cornelii… Read More

John F Shaw & Co. Ltd, nd.(1919) 1919. 1st Edition. Softcover. NF. 1st Edition. 14.5 x 20 cm. Publisher's original soft covers with a circular pictorial disc showing pairs of black kittens laid on. 4 full page colour illustrations and many black and white illustrations throughout NF condition covers with slight rounding of the corner tips of the front cover and a 2cm split at the foot of the spine. Internally, the pages are very clean with only the odd very occasional light finger mark. A lovely copy of this very uncommon book. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Folio Society, 2010. Hardcover. As New. Book unread and in crisp, clean and collectable condition/Insignificant rubbing on slipcase.

Folio Society, 2011. Hardcover. As New. Book unread and in crisp, clean and collectable condition/Insignificant rubbing on slipcase.

Some wear and tear in spine Some pencil markings 1920. Rittenhouse publishing. Blue on boards with gold design.

12 mo. (7 x 4 1/2 inches) Glasgow, 1700. First Edition. (viii) 112 pages. Good condition: early nineteenth century half calf, marbled boards, considerable wear to hinges (front hinge split, but holding), title in gilt on spine.

Walter Herries (or Harris) was a pamphleteer who participated in the first Darien "adventure." Upon his return to England, he was offered inducements by English politicians to write a book that would ruin the reputation of the members of the Darien Company. His book was "Declared by a royal proclamation to be a 'false, scandalous, and traitorous libel'."

This book, attributed to Ridpath, is an answer to Herries's book, and an attack on English politicians. Ridpath was a Scottish journalist who wrote and supported Whig interests against the Tories.

TRUE FIRST & ONLY PRINTING, FIRST SERIES (CHILDREN'S STORIES THAT NEVER GROW OLD) ! -- REILLY & BRITTON -- RELEASED JUST BEFORE THE 2-STORY RED-BOOK SERIES... WIZARD of OZ ILLUSTRATOR, REILLY & BRITTON , FIRST EDITION / ONLY PRINTING!! .................................................. Very Delicate Book, Nice cover surround, with Circular inset of Alice & the Rabbit -- Very Good++ Condition, small dark area on rear bottom, with slight edge and corner wear & a bit of spine cover paper loss, but Stapled Binder holding well. Complete in 29 pages plus those wonderful Full Color illustrated end papers, with several Fairy Tale & Nursery Rhyme characters, even Little Black Sambo. ( Belongs too block completed with faint inscription -- only Marks). NO DAMAGE, NO REPAIRS! .......................... Reilly & Britton's FIRST & ONLY PRINTING, having 8 Full page Color Illustrations, plus Color Illustrated Title page. . TRULY RARE in this First SINGLE TITLE Series / FIRST & ONLY PRINTING!! No Examples that I could… Read More

1834 Mariner's Chronicle 1ed PIRATES Shipwreck NAVY Boat Ship Sailing Navigation

A rare first edition of 'The Mariner's Chronicle' – a collection of sea narratives, shipwreck stories, naval battles, and pirate adventures! Written and collected by an unknown author, this work features accounts of specific ships and their crew lost to sea, explosions of boats in wharfs, and is filled with charming woodcut illustrations!

Item number: #24656
Price: $499

DUNCAN, Archibald

The mariner's chronicle: containing narratives of the most remarkable disasters at sea, such as shipwrecks, storms, fires, and famines: also naval engagements, piratical adventures, incidents of discovery, and other extraordinary and interesting occurrences.

New Haven: Durrie and Peck, 1834. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xii, 13-504
o 25 engravings (on 13 leaves)
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~7.75in X 4.75in (19.5cm x 12cm)

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1901 Booker T Washington 1ed Up from Slavery American Poverty KKK Racism

"Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others."
― Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery

Booker T. Washington was a famous 19th-century American civil rights activist known for his anti-slavery platform during the height of Negro lynchings in the American South. Born as a slave child during the American Civil War, Washington describes his difficulties and obstacles in his autobiography 'Up From Slavery'. This work follows more than forty years of his life, the state of race relations, and the rise and fall of the Negro social ladder.

While many authors and political leaders, such as WEB du Bois, were highly critical of Washington's work, he still emphasized the importance of education among the black population, especially in the South, which was a realistic tactic to easing racial tensions. This book was also gives the first mention of extremist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.

Item number: #24926
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1787 Daniel Defoe Voyage Round the World English Colonization Robinson Crusoe 2v

"It is never too late to be wise."
– Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe was an English author who gained enduring fame for his novel, Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest practitioners of the novel and helped popularize the genre in Britain. In some texts he is even referred to as one of the founders, if not the founder, of the English novel.

While Robinson Crusoe is his best and most iconic work, he wrote numerous other works including another adventure voyage book called "A New Voyage Round the World". Certainly this work is nowhere near as popular or as well-known as 'Robinson Crusoe', it does show Defoe's interest in world travel and English colonization. According to Jane Jack,
"Colonization made a deep appeal to Defoe's imagination. To him, a colony was a symbol. It stood for his optimistic conception of human nature, representing his conception of the good life of… Read More